DOORS-Double cut, double shrink-wet snap-final shrink

[Blackwolftinting]

Bet you will on a 3000gt...haha

Anyway that's just a method I used and wanted to share. Maybe some will use it to their advantage. Maybe not.

[Tint Eastwood]

Bet you will on a 3000gt...

 

It gets what it calls for

[DrewTheTinter]

Can someone please explain snapping??

[Blackwolftinting]

Snapping is a term used for when you shrink the bottom of a door glass on a peel board. Basically you create fingers in the film and shrink them out. To me that never made any sense. So what I term "snapping" is when I cut the door glass out then shrink it a second time. Basically cut the door glass out completely. Set the tint like you would normally to shrink it. Shrink all the fingers out. Now the film is completely flat along the bottom edge. Now you "snap". I.e. Lift up the bottom edge of the film and reshrink the bottome edge, almost as tho you were dry shrinking it. I prefer to do it while it's still on the door, so that way any real curve that's in the glass gets translated to the film being shrunk. Did that help?

[jh812]

Double snap technique for side windows:

[DrewTheTinter]

Thanks guys.. got it now!

[Blackwolftinting]

I also find it shrinks a little better for me after the "snap" when I squirt slip under it. Several times I've just tried shrinking it dry only to have the film edge burn or other issues.

Especially when I'm double cutting patterns*

[davebheam]

i dont double shrink every side window on every car.....some dont need it at all........but i see what u mean about it helping later on in the install

[pbalentine]

I only double shrink when there are 2-3 small fingers about 3 inches tall. If the fingers are 5 inches or more I shrink separetley. I do this to avoid puckers/fingers after install.

[tintcracker]

Double shrunk every rollup today. Didnt have to return to a window at all.